Professional Certificate Blueprint. Version 1.0

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1 Professional Certificate lueprint Version 1.0 Date: July 19, 2016

2 Professional Certification lueprint V1-0 APPROVED 19-Jul-16 Page 2 1 Scope The blueprint describes the topics to be covered in the exam, the weightings each will receive and the subtopics under area covered. 2 Document Management All versions of this document are managed and controlled by the RID Professional Institute. The RID Professional Institute Secretary is responsible for maintaining this document and future iterations of this document. 3 Document Change History Issue # Date of Change Changed y Required Information Jul-16 Mark rown Original Draft Jul-16 Ian Robertson ixing some errata Jul-16 Josef Preishuber- Pflügl Amendments to curriculum Jul-16 Ian Robertson Approved version 4 Certification Description This section describes the Professional Certification. 4.1 Overview ollowing on from the implementation of the Associate Level, this is the second in a series of examination levels planned by the Institute. It is designed to test the level of knowledge of a candidate who has some years experience of RID and a broad knowledge across RID as indicated in the RID Professional Level Curriculum 1 1 This can be downloaded from the RID Professional Institute s web site at RID Professional Institute. All rights reserved.

3 Professional Certification lueprint V1-0 APPROVED 19-Jul-16 Page 3 This exam covers a broader scope of RID and goes into more depth on both the technology and the issues of implementation. Test Title Credential Name RID Professional Institute Professional Certification RID Professional Institute Professional Certified Credential Letters Intended Audience Exam ormat Prerequisites RPIPC Practitioner (integrators, independent software vendor, solution providers), end-users or potential end users of RID, college engineering or CS junior/senior, or graduates 70 multiple choice or multiple match questions Candidates should meet one of the following qualifications: Passed the Institute Associate Level exam Have a minimum of 5 years RID experience Exam Duration 90 minutes note that once the candidate commences the exam the timing clock will continue and no further answers are accepted after the 90 minutes Candidates with special needs may apply to the Examination Committee to be allocated an additional 30 minutes Taking the Exam The exam can be taken via the following methods At a general on site exam session proctored by the Institute Remotely via the Internet proctored by the ProctorU service 2016 RID Professional Institute. All rights reserved.

4 Professional Certification lueprint V1-0 APPROVED 19-Jul-16 Page Test Domain Weightings A key element of the test certification blueprint is the weightings given to each topic area, or knowledge domain. The table below represents the weightings the oard of Directors has assigned to each knowledge domain for the Professional Certification. The weightings for the Associate Certification are given for comparison. Domain Weighting % exam questions 1 RID Technology - Deep Dive Medium 8 2 Standards and Regulations High 12 3 Protocols & Middleware High 12 4 Physics behind RID Medium 8 5 Complete System High 10 6 RID Evaluation and Selection High 15 7 Deployment High 15 8 Troubleshooting & Maintenance of RID Systems High 12 9 Data: low, Management & Issues Medium 8 Total Topics and Subtopics The following chart details the topics and subtopics that will be covered in the RID Professional Institute s Professional Certification examination RID Professional Institute. All rights reserved.

5 Professional Certification lueprint V1-0 APPROVED 19-Jul-16 Page 5 The major RID subject area domains are shown in the following table along with the depth into which this exam goes for each subject area. The indications for depth are: M Mention I Intro rief ull L Later The depth indications are shown for both this exam and the Associate Level for comparison. 1. RID Technology - Deep Dive a. RID Integration Components b. Operational Security c. Integration to interfacing technologies d. Reader Management e. Selecting RID Tags and Readers, Antennas f. Performance characteristics 2. Standards & Regulations a. EU b. US 3. Protocols & Middleware a. UH i. Class 1 Gen2 V2, ISO/IEC b. H i. Proximity ISO A/ 2016 RID Professional Institute. All rights reserved.

6 Professional Certification lueprint V1-0 APPROVED 19-Jul-16 Page 6 ii. Vicinity ISO 15693, ISO/IEC M1 c. NC i. Tag Types ii. Security iii. Connectivity d. Active i. Tag Transmission ii. Activation requencies iii. DASH7, ISO/IEC e. LE i. eacons I f. Zigee and Rubee g. Middleware functions i. Event Management ii. usiness Rules h. Health & Safety 4. Physics behind RID a. R requencies, Communication & Protocols (UH, H, NC, Active) b. Reflection/Refraction/Diffraction/Absorption c. Inductive Vs Capacitive Coupling 2016 RID Professional Institute. All rights reserved.

7 Professional Certification lueprint V1-0 APPROVED 19-Jul-16 Page 7 d. Link udgets I e. Antenna i. Types 1. Linear 2. Circular 3. Other ii. Design iii. unctionality 5. Complete System a. Gates, Portals & Tunnels b. Printers c. Sensors & GPS d. Types of readers and mountings e. Peripherals 6. RID Evaluation and Selection a. enchmarking Readers and Tags b. Identifying Correct Technology for Application 7. Deployment a. Site Survey b. Installing & Configuring Gates & Portals, Tunnels, Vehicle Mount (orklift, Pickup, Trucks) 2016 RID Professional Institute. All rights reserved.

8 Professional Certification lueprint V1-0 APPROVED 19-Jul-16 Page 8 c. Antenna Installation d. Locating & Positioning iv. RTLS v. Zonal vi. Hot Spots vii. eaconing e. Deployment Platforms i. On-premise ii. Cloud f. Network Integration 8. Troubleshooting & Maintenance of RID Systems a. RID System Problem Identification b. Tag atteries c. Handheld atteries, Chargers 9. Data: low, Management & Issues a. Data Encoding Systems UID, GTIN, UPC, etc. i. Tag Data Identifiers, ormats & Translation ii. Data Identifier iii. Application Identifiers iv. Text b. arcode Compatibility 2016 RID Professional Institute. All rights reserved.

9 Professional Certification lueprint V1-0 APPROVED 19-Jul-16 Page 9 i. 1D ii. 2D c. Integration with other platforms: Maximo, SAP 2016 RID Professional Institute. All rights reserved.